When we think of iOS, in all of its various incarnations, we think of methodical progress. When we look at Android, we see stunted growth and fragmentation. Google has always put functionality ahead of visual appeal when it comes to its mobile operating system, sometimes to a fault, but out of nowhere, it looks like the designers have finally tied up all the loose ends and created an attractive, responsive interface with Material Design in Android L. So where did Material Design come from? Cliff Kuang at Wired explored the long journey that eventually led to Google’s beautiful new UI, starting with Matias Duarte, the man who finally unified the design culture at Google. “There wasn’t a burst of light. It was very much
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